Cassette – Who Do You Trust?

What I like about Cassette is they are one of those bands full of pleasant little surprises. What I mean by that, is that they seem to be one of those bands that somehow fly under the radar (not intentionally, I’m sure), yet produce attention grabbing songs that are thoroughly enjoyable and full of flavour. It may just be a personal experience, but that is the impression they have made on me. Continue reading Cassette – Who Do You Trust?

Tags: Airplay, album, album review, Cassettte, coke, Delicious Mix, Flavour, Fly, Grubby Hands, Hidden Treasure, Hype, Knockout Performance, Melodic Rock, Music Features, Music Scene, Personal Experience, Perspective, radar, Recognisable Sound, review, Sister Tracy, Surprises, Tunes, Warm Response, Who Do You Trust?, zimbabwe

ZIMFEST 08: Two Reasons To Get Your Ticket

Got your ticket for ZIMFEST 08? Two good reasons to catch up with Cape Town this weekend for the charity fundraiser we’ve all been hyping for weeks now:

London’s ZIMFEST 2008 happened last weekend, and they attracted 5000 people from around the city and beyond! Surely we’ve got more Zimbabweans down here! Let’s beat London, people! More here…

We’ve been in and out of the venue preparing, and it’s looking good. The mobile stage rig is now set up and ready for Saturday’s event. We’ve got tickets flying faster than we can count them, and the weather’s looking good!

Get your ticket for ZIMFEST 08 and let’s show South Africa where charity and good times meet!

Buy a ticket on Zimfest.co.za (more for charity) or Computicket.

Tags: 08, festival, freshlyground, zim fest, zimbabwe, zimfest

ZIMFEST 08: Saturday’s Weather Report | Computicket

Just another heads-up from Camp Overtone regarding ZIMFEST 08: We’re now selling on Computicket, so grab a ticket there if you’re looking for yet another place to get hold of a ticket to the charity fundraiser party of the year!

Also, while we’re on the topic of kickass parties, check out what the national weather report has to say about Saturday:

See you at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town for ZIMFEST 08 on Saturday, everyone!

Tags: buy, comp, competition, comps, find, free, gratis, ticket, tickets, win, zim fest, zimbabwe, zimfest, zimfest 08

ZIMFEST 08: A Closer Look At Zimbabwe

The newspaper seller stood on the corner of the shallow steps within the hall of the Baxter Theatre while they flitted back and forth in preparation for the show. A benefit show for displaced refugees. He was a South African. On the floor beside him lay a stack of papers, following the newspaper vendor’s creed of never holding more in your hands than you’re going to sell before your next trip to the depot. Ink can be heavy, and words can be loaded.

Tags: 08, asylum, benefit, charity, passop, refugees, seekers, tickets, we all, zim, zim fest, zimbabwe, zimfest

ZIMFEST 08: Who Are PASSOP, Anyway?

Recently, the question we’ve been asked the most is, “Who gets the ZIMFEST 08 fundraising money?” Yes, some bands are playing for the sheer exposure, while the headline acts are playing for a reduced rate. Why? So that an organisation called PASSOP can put bread on the table and raise awareness about the realities of the Zimbabwe situation.

I Am…The daily struggle of a refugee in Cape Town. SA Music Vids on Zoopy | YouTube | Facebook

You may remember Braam Hanekom as the guy who used to run The Coffee Bean on Main Rd Rondebosch. Since then, the young Zimbabwean has worked tirelessly and sacrificed much to help the victims of the Zimbabwe exodus. Braam recently went on a border run to Zimbabwe and back, to know exactly what it’s like for the refugees. He’s written an amazingly blunt account of his experience, from which this excerpt comes:

“I visited SMG Military Base unannounced. I was surprised to see that other than access to the base, the security and management of the holding shed was done by the South African Police Service. I saw some immigrants being dropped off by military personal. There were approximately 400 people in total. The women and men were separated by a wall through the middle of the warehouse like structure.. Children and minors were kept in the same holdings among the adults. There were no immigration officials present and no clear registration for deportation. The conditions there were appalling. There was no privacy for the immigrants there and no blankets were provided. I witnessed the police feeding immigrants by holding a loaf of bread in front of the bars, while the immigrants desperately tried to reach out and grab a handful from the loaf. It was like watching animals being fed in a cage. There was urine and human feces in all corners of the warehouse. Additionally, the toilets were flooded and clogged and inaccessible to immigrants without police allowing and escorting them.”

Catch the full story here.

Don’t follow the herd…

Get your ZIMFEST 08 ticket now, and demonstrate social responsibility. Don’t follow the herd. Get yours first. Set the example, and let’s see what we can achieve for PASSOP together.

Tags: fundraiser, passop, ticket, tickets, zimbabwe, zimfest 08